Grant County corrections deputies discovered an inmate dead in his cell at Grant County Jail Tuesday morning.

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Inmate Found Dead Tuesday Morning

Grant County Sheriff's Office said that around 7 a.m., staff found the man inside a special holding cell for people in crisis. He was not breathing and had no pulse. Staff began life-saving efforts, but he could not be resuscitated.

The 54-year-old man's body is in the care of Coroner Craig Morrison. His team will perform an autopsy to determine how the man died.

Moses Lake Police arrested the man Friday afternoon on suspicion of trafficking stolen property and theft. He had been in the Grant County Jail since then.

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